weight of cycle rack (1 Viewer)

[dshague]

was looking at ordering two electric bikes spent days getting the best deal .
looking at fiamma site at there ladders and noticed the weight a bike rack can Cary.
combined weight of 35 kg. fitted to rear door on panel van conversion .
its 60 kg plus on a coachbuilt .just shows you been a motor homer for over 20 years and can still make a mistake.
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[bobandjanie]

Hi, if you had a towbar you would be better off with a Thule I forget what weight ours will take but a lot lower to lift on to, most people take the batteries out when on the rack. We have a Thule on my car. :thumb: Bob.

 

[Mixter]

Fitted to a door, its weighing on the hinges, so im not surprised its a limited weight.

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[Teasy2007]

was looking at ordering two electric bikes spent days getting the best deal .
looking at fiamma site at there ladders and noticed the weight a bike rack can Cary.
combined weight of 35 kg. fitted to rear door on panel van conversion .
its 60 kg plus on a coachbuilt .just shows you been a motor homer for over 20 years and can still make a mistake.
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Hi David, what a shame they are too heavy. Did you contact the company, and do they have any more available, I wouldn't mind one of those myself.

Best wishes to Brenda for tomorrow, we hope the operation goes well.

Ginny and Mike

 

[Douglas]

Be warned, its not unknown for the weight of a bike rack to pull the fastening through the wall of the M/H, I know because it has happened to me.

Doug...

 

[dshague]

Hi David, what a shame they are too heavy. Did you contact the company, and do they have any more available, I wouldn't mind one of those myself.

Best wishes to Brenda for tomorrow, we hope the operation goes well.

Ginny and Mike

yes the company did have one left .its the one i would have bought .
you will love it .full twist and go .
they were a bit slow getting back to me with a price for two bikes .
i am glad now would have had a big problem carrying them.

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[Gooney]

I saw Folding electric bikes being demonstrated at the Cheshire motorhome show but couldn,t get near enough to try them, however I got a brochure and a couple of weeks later we were staying at Warwick and realised only 10 miles from their address, gave them a call and was invited round for test drive, anyway they are folding cycles, 20" wheels with 6 speed shimano gears, weigh about 23Kg. I bought 2 and folded they fit inside my MH (Elddis Autoquest 120). Look up their site asbikes.co.uk the're brilliant! or call 02476303228

 

[J H]

I saw Folding electric bikes being demonstrated at the Cheshire motorhome show but couldn,t get near enough to try them, however I got a brochure and a couple of weeks later we were staying at Warwick and realised only 10 miles from their address, gave them a call and was invited round for test drive, anyway they are folding cycles, 20" wheels with 6 speed shimano gears, weigh about 23Kg. I bought 2 and folded they fit inside my MH (Elddis Autoquest 120). Look up their site asbikes.co.uk the're brilliant! or call 02476303228

We bought two of these bikes (at the Cheshire show) and we also think that they are brilliant. :thumb:

 

[dshague]

I saw Folding electric bikes being demonstrated at the Cheshire motorhome show but couldn,t get near enough to try them, however I got a brochure and a couple of weeks later we were staying at Warwick and realised only 10 miles from their address, gave them a call and was invited round for test drive, anyway they are folding cycles, 20" wheels with 6 speed shimano gears, weigh about 23Kg. I bought 2 and folded they fit inside my MH (Elddis Autoquest 120). Look up their site asbikes.co.uk the're brilliant! or call 02476303228

do you no the battery weight max rack can load is 30 kg .no room in a PVC to put inside .

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[Gooney]

Hi DSHAGUE,
The battery weighs about 2Kg, but to save a little bit more weight the saddle and stem can be easily removed as well.

 

[Jaygee32]

I bought a lightweight "puma" type from BuyBuybicycles. good price and discount if you belong to caravan club.

 

[laneside]

Would not recommend the Izip leccy bikes, now they juat are heavy weights and typical crap Chinese electrics.

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[pappajohn]

Fitted to a door, its weighing on the hinges, so im not surprised its a limited weight.

fitted to a door its weighing on a single skin metal panel...the hinges will take a lot more weight than a couple of bikes on a rack but the panel will bend and crease.

back wall of a motorhome may be 2" thick with a ply inner skin and usually theres a specific mounting point reinforced with a wood batton.

 

[bobandjanie]

I saw this on the back of a small motorhome in Germany and thought it was very handy, you can still open your back doors.:thumb: Stick a bike rack on that and your sorted. Bob.

 

[dshague]

thank you for your advice start looking again oh:

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[oldun]

Most off-the-shelf towbars have a limit to the weight they can carry on the ball and, for cars, its usually only a75 - 100 kg.

I have a van conversion and there is also a limit to the load that can be carried by the towbar mounting points and this is also quite low.

If you have a bespoke towbar fitted to a motorhome with a chassis extension then I assume it's any body's guess as to what loads can be carried on the towball.

I am often staggered by the weight people actually carry on their towbars.

 

[Jaws]

Got the type of MH that has the garage and the extension on the back.. Tow bar has a maximum nose weight ability of 80 kilos

We bought a couple of the lecy bikes from Peter ( he does most of the shows and usually with his daughter )
No issues apart from self inflicted and peter has been good enough to supply bits to us for free !!
Electric Bikes Ltd is the company I believe